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Sunday, January 4, 2015

Short and sweet this is a variation of the morning oatmeal I posted a couple of days ago. This is the healthy one...now if you want a decadent treat toss in a few...you really only need a few....chocolate or carob chips and voila! Your oatmeal tastes like a Reeses Peanut Butter Cup!!!! Oh Ya!!!

Saturday, January 3, 2015

Last year Chiquita hosted a fantastic recipe contest; 8 weeks long with one winner each week taking home a $4,000....yes $4,000 cash prize. Now last year isn't all that long ago since we are still in the first week of 2015 .... so I thought I'd share another one of my losing recipes from that contest.

Now just 'cause this recipe didn't win doesn't mean it isn't a keeper treat! My neighbors all round the house are my taste testers and the results were unanimous; everyone loved it.....yes they do give me REAL feedback when I'm recipe experimenting.....

So anyway.....here is the recipe for Banana Pumpkin Pecan Cheesecake Bars.....it will take you about the same amount of time to make these as it does to type the title! (New Year's resolution: SHORTER RECIPE TITLES!)

Wednesday, December 31, 2014

I created this Banana Caramel Cream Pie with Ginger Walnut Crust and
Caramel Toasted Walnut Whipped Cream Topping for a Chiquita Banana contest.

Everyone that tasted it thought the pie absolutely AMAZING! No it did not win but that's OK. I have a new winner dessert that I can make anytime 'cause it's so easy. In fact I'm going to whip one up for tonight to bring to a New Year's Eve celebration in my neighborhood!

Slice bananas and line
pie shell with ½ of the bananas, pour ½ of the filling over bananas, layer on
remaining bananas and finish with pouring on remaining pie filling. Smooth with
a spatula and refrigerate for 2 hours.

In small sauce pan over
medium heat melt the sugar and continue on medium heat until lightly
browned. Do not stir, just slightly
swirl pan.

Spread ½ cup walnuts on parchment paper and pour the melted
sugar evenly over nuts. Let cool. (Fill
pan with water and return to burner; let sit on cooling burner to melt and any
residual sugar for easy clean up)

When walnuts/sugar mixture is hardened and cool, break into
chunks and place between two sheets of parchment paper. Smash with rolling pin or back of frying pan.

In a chilled bowl begin beating cold whipping cream with
electric mixer on medium. When frothy
add the vanilla and powdered sugar. Whip
on high until stiff peaks form.

Using a spatula, fold in ½ half of the nut mixture. Spread whipped cream on top of cooled pie and
sprinkle with remaining nut mixture.